Tips for getting started in library research at UC Davis for new physics graduate students and researchers

1. PHYS 295: Library research
Phoebe Ayers
psayers@ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Libraries

2. Doing research:
• Find literature on your topic / background
• Do research
• Publish results
• Develop a reputation in the field

3. Finding literature
• Search a database:
– Web of Science, INSPEC
– Finding authors & times cited in Web of Science
– Review articles
– Google tricks
• Organize everything
– Export to Endnote, etc
– Export in BibTeX

8. Google tricks
• http://scholar.google.com
• Via the VPN
• Change your settings:
– Add in UC eLinks (search for university california
davis)
– Add BibTeX export option
• Commands: AROUND(2), site=, etc.

11. Making your reputation:
Identify yourself!
• Make a Google scholar profile
• Get unique ids: ORCID / ResearcherID
• Know your h-Index
• Make sure your website and other online
profiles are current

16. Publishing
• Journal reputation:
Finding a journal:
– “impact factor” – from Journal Citation Reports
– Is it a scam?
Publishing:
– What can you do with your own work?
– OA or not? OA funds
– Data publishing – often required!

17. guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/openaccess

18. guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/data

19. JCR – Journal Citation Reports

21. guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/physics
Phoebe Ayers
Email me! psayers@ucdavis.edu